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Dyckia 'Jim's Red' - Rosette forming terrestrial bromeliad to 18" wide with spine-margined red strap-shaped leaves (to over 1" wide at base) and tall wands of orange flowers in late summer - this plant blooms later than many other Dyckia that bloom in late spring to early summer. Over time it forms a dense clump up to 2 feet tall.
Plant in full sun for best foliage color. Water infrequently. Has sustained temperatures down to 18° F without damage. A large dramatic plant for the landscape of a large pot.
Dyckia 'Jim's Red' is probably a named cultivar along the lines of 'Cherry Cola' or 'Port Wine' but until we get it properly identified we are calling it 'Jim's Red', so named for Jim Prine from whose garden we dug this beauty. Jim was a Santa Barbara area succulent collector, landscape contractor and professional animal trainer who purchased many bromeliad hybrids from renowned Dyckia hybridizer Bill Baker of California Gardens Nursery, and we believe this plant to be one of his hybrids. Unfortunately, we could not confirm this before Baker's untimely passing in 2009. To keep it separate from other Dyckia we grow we named it Dyckia 'Jim's Red' because of its red foliage and its source.
Information displayed on this page about Dyckia 'Jim's Red' is based on our research conducted about this plant in our nursery library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include our own observations made about it as it has grown in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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